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Hell Bent for Heaven

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  2w, 5m

Hatcher Hughes

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Hell Bent for Heaven

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 5m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Period
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14 - 18)
Accolades
Accolades
  • Winner! 1924 Pulitzer Prize in Drama

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Summary
When Sid Hunt returns from WWI, he announces his plans to marry his sweetheart, Jude Lowry, much to the displeasure of his brother Rufe, who is also in love with Jude. Jude's brother Andy has an old grudge against the family, and after some illicit drinking, he decides to murder Sid. Sid hears of this plot and crosses a dam to escape from Andy, but Rufe, hoping to get Jude for himself, blows up the dam. A religious fanatic, Rufe justifies this murder by claiming that God commanded it. Meanwhile, flood waters are rising from unprecedented rainfall, and when the family gets into their boat, Rufe finds that there is no room for him. He is told that if God commanded him to murder Sid, surely God will protect Rufe from the flood.
History
HELL BENT FOR  HEAVEN was first presented on Friday, January 4, 1924. Directed by Augustin Duncan.
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Performing Groups

DAVID HUNT - rugged, well-preserved man of eighty
MEG HUNT - his daughter-in-law, a strong and actrive woman of forty-odd years
SID HUNT - Meg and Matt's son, handsome and vigorous young fellow
RUFE PRYOR - thirty, medium height with a pale face and a shifty, uncertain manner
MATT HUNT - vigorous mountaineer of forty-five, married to Meg
ANDY LOWRY - a healthy young fellow
JUDE LOWRY - a handsome mountain girl

  • Time Period 1930s, 1920s
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

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  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
  • Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
  • Chorus Size N/A (Not a musical)

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  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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